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FunnyDream

FunnyDream is a backdoor with multiple components that was used during the FunnyDream campaign since at least 2019, primarily for execution and exfiltration.[1]

ID: S1044
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Type: MALWARE
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Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.1
Created: 23 September 2022
Last Modified: 11 April 2024
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Enterprise Layer
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1010 Application Window Discovery

FunnyDream has the ability to discover application windows via execution of EnumWindows.[1]
Enterprise T1560 .002 Archive Collected Data: Archive via Library

FunnyDream has compressed collected files with zLib.[1]
.003 Archive Collected Data: Archive via Custom Method

FunnyDream has compressed collected files with zLib and encrypted them using an XOR operation with the string key from the command line or qwerasdf if the command line argument doesn’t contain the key. File names are obfuscated using XOR with the same key as the compressed file content.[1]
Enterprise T1119 Automated Collection

FunnyDream can monitor files for changes and automatically collect them.[1]
Enterprise T1547 .001 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

FunnyDream can use a Registry Run Key and the Startup folder to establish persistence.[1]
Enterprise T1059 .003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

FunnyDream can use cmd.exe for execution on remote hosts.[1]
Enterprise T1543 .003 Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service

FunnyDream has established persistence by running sc.exe and by setting the WSearch service to run automatically.[1]
Enterprise T1005 Data from Local System

FunnyDream can upload files from victims' machines.[1][2]
Enterprise T1025 Data from Removable Media

The FunnyDream FilePakMonitor component has the ability to collect files from removable devices.[1]
Enterprise T1001 Data Obfuscation

FunnyDream can send compressed and obfuscated packets to C2.[1]
Enterprise T1074 .001 Data Staged: Local Data Staging

FunnyDream can stage collected information including screen captures and logged keystrokes locally.[1]
Enterprise T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

FunnyDream can execute commands, including gathering user information, and send the results to C2.[1]
Enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery

FunnyDream can identify files with .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx, and .pdf extensions and specific timestamps for collection.[1]
Enterprise T1070 Indicator Removal

FunnyDream has the ability to clean traces of malware deployment.[1]
.004 File Deletion

FunnyDream can delete files including its dropper component.[1]
Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

FunnyDream can download additional files onto a compromised host.[1]
Enterprise T1056 .001 Input Capture: Keylogging

The FunnyDream Keyrecord component can capture keystrokes.[1]
Enterprise T1559 .001 Inter-Process Communication: Component Object Model

FunnyDream can use com objects identified with CLSID_ShellLink(IShellLink and IPersistFile) and WScript.Shell(RegWrite method) to enable persistence mechanisms.[1]
Enterprise T1036 .004 Masquerading: Masquerade Task or Service

FunnyDream has used a service named WSearch for execution.[1]
Enterprise T1106 Native API

FunnyDream can use Native API for defense evasion, discovery, and collection.[1]
Enterprise T1095 Non-Application Layer Protocol

FunnyDream can communicate with C2 over TCP and UDP.[1]
Enterprise T1027 .013 Obfuscated Files or Information: Encrypted/Encoded File

FunnyDream can Base64 encode its C2 address stored in a template binary with the xyz0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw_- orxyz0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw_= character sets.[1]
Enterprise T1120 Peripheral Device Discovery

The FunnyDream FilepakMonitor component can detect removable drive insertion.[1]
Enterprise T1057 Process Discovery

FunnyDream has the ability to discover processes, including Bka.exe and BkavUtil.exe.[1]
Enterprise T1055 .001 Process Injection: Dynamic-link Library Injection

The FunnyDream FilepakMonitor component can inject into the Bka.exe process using the VirtualAllocEx, WriteProcessMemory and CreateRemoteThread APIs to load the DLL component.[1]
Enterprise T1572 Protocol Tunneling

FunnyDream can connect to HTTP proxies via TCP to create a tunnel to C2.[1]
Enterprise T1090 Proxy

FunnyDream can identify and use configured proxies in a compromised network for C2 communication.[1]
Enterprise T1012 Query Registry

FunnyDream can check Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings to extract the ProxyServer string.[1]
Enterprise T1018 Remote System Discovery

FunnyDream can collect information about hosts on the victim network.[2]
Enterprise T1113 Screen Capture

The FunnyDream ScreenCap component can take screenshots on a compromised host.[1]
Enterprise T1518 .001 Software Discovery: Security Software Discovery

FunnyDream can identify the processes for Bkav antivirus.[1]
Enterprise T1218 .011 System Binary Proxy Execution: Rundll32

FunnyDream can use rundll32 for execution of its components.[1]
Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

FunnyDream can enumerate all logical drives on a targeted machine.[1]
Enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery

FunnyDream can parse the ProxyServer string in the Registry to discover http proxies.[1]
Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

FunnyDream has the ability to gather user information from the targeted system using whoami/upn&whoami/fqdn&whoami/logonid&whoami/all.[1]
Enterprise T1124 System Time Discovery

FunnyDream can check system time to help determine when changes were made to specified files.[1]
Enterprise T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation

FunnyDream can use WMI to open a Windows command shell on a remote machine.[1]

Campaigns

ID Name Description
C0007 FunnyDream

During the FunnyDream campaign, the FunnyDream backdoor was used to execute multiple components and exfiltrate files.[1]

References

  1. Vrabie, V. (2020, November). Dissecting a Chinese APT Targeting South Eastern Asian Government Institutions. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  1. Global Research and Analysis Team. (2020, April 30). APT trends report Q1 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2022.